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Professor Emeritus of Communication

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Business|News|Technology

Supreme Court to consider giving First Amendment protections to social media posts

The Supreme Court will hear five cases this term that will examine the nature of online discussion spaces run by social media platforms.

Supreme Court to consider giving First Amendment protections to social media posts
Education|Opinion

Why university presidents find it hard to punish advocating genocide − college free speech codes are both more and less protective than the First Amendment

University codes of conduct support their mission to educate. But it’s not easy to balance those codes with the values of free speech, as the resignation of a prominent university president shows.

Why university presidents find it hard to punish advocating genocide − college free speech codes are both more and less protective than the First Amendment
Election|News|Opinion

Early polls can offer some insight into candidates’ weak points – but are extremely imprecise

Imprecision in election polling has long been recognized. But advance polls are still useful in recognizing trends in voter preferences, and candidates’ weak points.

Early polls can offer some insight into candidates’ weak points – but are extremely imprecise
Education|Opinion|Uncategorized|US

Columbia president holds her own under congressional grilling over campus antisemitism that felled the leaders of Harvard and Penn

A rhetoric scholar says Columbia University President Nemat Shafik fared much better than her predecessors at a hearing about how her school was handling antisemitism on campus.

Columbia president holds her own under congressional grilling over campus antisemitism that felled the leaders of Harvard and Penn
Election|US

What people say today about the first televised presidential debate, between Nixon and JFK, doesn’t match first reactions in 1960

While people now reflect on how or whether Nixon’s sweaty, haggard appearance during the debate cost him the election, the view in 1960 was that the debate was a draw.

What people say today about the first televised presidential debate, between Nixon and JFK, doesn’t match first reactions in 1960
Business|News|Technology|US

Supreme Court kicks cases about tech companies’ First Amendment rights back to lower courts − but appears poised to block states from hampering online content moderation

Florida and Texas sought to prevent social media companies from deciding which posts can be promoted, demoted or blocked. The Supreme Court said the tech companies can moderate as they please.

Supreme Court kicks cases about tech companies’ First Amendment rights back to lower courts − but appears poised to block states from hampering online content moderation
Election|US

One memorable speech can turn around a faltering campaign − how Nixon did it with his ‘Checkers’ talk

Facing an uproar over use of a private fund to cover expenses, vice presidential candidate Sen. Richard Nixon invoked the family dog, Checkers, to salvage his political career in 1952.

One memorable speech can turn around a faltering campaign − how Nixon did it with his ‘Checkers’ talk
Opinion|Political|US

Despite Donald Trump’s claims, his gag order holds up against the Constitution

While the First Amendment protects a wide range of different kinds of speech, there is no fundamental right to cause harm.

Despite Donald Trump’s claims, his gag order holds up against the Constitution
Election|News|Opinion|US

Why CNN is changing up its polling for 2024

Polls help set the public’s expectations in a presidential race. In 2020, presidential polls overall were the worst in 40 years. No misfire was more striking than CNN’s. Will CNN do better in 2024?

Why CNN is changing up its polling for 2024
Election|News|Opinion|US

‘No antidote for bad polls’: Recalling the New York Times’ 1956 election experiment in shoe-leather reporting

The New York Times, dismayed by wayward polls in the 1952 presidential race, sent teams of reporters across the country to assess public opinion in the 1956 campaign. Its effort was no rousing success.

‘No antidote for bad polls’: Recalling the New York Times’ 1956 election experiment in shoe-leather reporting
Election|Opinion|US

Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race

With a history of presidential polls getting it wrong − sometimes very wrong − how did this year’s polling fare? Some US pollsters did better, but a Brazilian pollster did the best.

Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race

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